The collapse of the Francis Scott Bridge in 2024 impacted wildlife in the Patapsco River and the Chesapeake Bay.

The introduction of exotic species can pose significant challenges in the sustainable management of coastal ecosystems, yet researchers have found that Pacific oysters introduced to the Port River in ...

Black bream swim among Pacific oyster reefs in Port River. Photo: Brad Martin.The introduction of exotic species can pose ...

Pacific oysters are adapting to less salty waters and may soon spread into the Baltic Sea, aided by warmer seas and genetic ...

To Capt. Robert Newberry, chairman of the Delmarva Fisheries Association, which represents watermen, the new data is evidence ...

The reef, made from 2,100 tons of recycled concrete, will provide habitat for marine life and improve water quality. The project is part of a larger effort to restore the river's ecosystem and ...

The Break O'Day Council has backed a federal government proposal to recognise Angasi oyster reefs as 'critically endangered' ...

Builders constructed the artificial oyster reef near the Carolina Beach State ... crabs and small fish species that in turn bring in larger fish species that is there to eat those,” said North ...

Despite the Pacific oyster’s status as an exotic introduced species, the researchers found that these novel oyster reefs generally benefited biodiversity, including fisheries-targeted species ...

The water pressure cannon on the small barge was turned on and the firehose of water was soon pushing the fragments of broken concrete into the Cape Fear River just off Carolina Beach State Park.

WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The NC Artificial Reef Program has completed the construction ... all the little nooks and crannies in between the oysters provide habitat for shrimp, crabs and small fish ...

Despite the Pacific oyster's status as an exotic introduced species, the researchers found that these novel oyster reefs generally benefited biodiversity, including fisheries-targeted species ...